The least common risk factor for a long, difficult, or abnormal labor (dystocia) is:
a. Advanced maternal age.
b. Infertility difficulties.
c. Multiparity.
d. Short stature.
C
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A Advanced maternal age increases a woman's risk for uterine dystocia.
B Infertility difficulties have been identified as contributing to the risk for dysto-cia.
C The woman experiencing dystocia is often an anxious first-time mother who is having painful and frequent contractions that are ineffective in causing cervical dilation or effacement to progress. Dystocia affects 8% to 11% of all births.
D Short stature has been cited as a risk factor for dystocia.
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